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Okeechobee Blvd. closure near CityPlace starts tonight

Traffic in downtown West Palm Beach will increase exponentially over the weekend due to the All-Aboard Florida Project. Sanika Dange and Stephanie Berzinski reports.

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Updated: 6:59 PM EDT May 13, 2016

Okeechobee Blvd. closure near CityPlace starts tonight

Traffic in downtown West Palm Beach will increase exponentially over the weekend due to the All-Aboard Florida Project. Sanika Dange and Stephanie Berzinski reports.

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Updated: 6:59 PM EDT May 13, 2016

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WEBVTT QUADRILLE BOULEVARD.THE CLOSURE WILL HAPPEN JUST ASHORT DISTANCE FROM CITYPLACE.SANIKA DANGE IS LIVE ON SCENEWHERE THAT CLOSURE WILL HAPPENSOON SANIKA?SANIKA: WE CAN CERTAINLY EXPECTTRAFFIC IN THE DOWNTOWN WESTPALM BEACH AREA TO EXPONENTIALLYINCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND.WE'RE AT THE INTERSECTION OFQUADRILLE AND OKEECHOBEE NOW,YOU CAN SEE THE CONSTRUCTIONBEHIND ME.IN FACT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK FROUR MAST CAM TO GIVE YOU ABETTER VANTAGE-POINT.THIS IS PART OF THE ALL-ABOARDFLORIDA PROJECT.THEY WILL BE ADDING IN A SECONDSET OF TRACK>> WE'RE GOING TO BE RIPPING UPTHE ROAD AND IN DOING SO, WEHAVE TO CLOSE THE CROSSING DOWNTO TRAFFIC.WE ARE BRINGING IN A MASSIVEAMOUNT OF RESOURCES IN TO GETTHIS DONE JUST AS QUICKLY AS WECAANOTHER REMINDER HERE, THE ROADWILL CLOSE TONIGHT AT 8-PM ANDWILL STAY CLOSED THROUGH THEWEEKEND UNTIL TUESDAY AT 6-PWE SPOKE TO SOME BUSINESSES WHOARE EXPRESSING CONCERN.YOU'LL HEAR FROM THEM TONIGHT AT6.THERE ARE A FEW DETOURS THATWILL HELP YOU NAVIGATE DOWNTOWNWEST PALM BEACH.>> BE SURE TO USE I-95.YOU WILL USE I-95 IN THESOUTHERN BOULEVARD.BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS ON ALL OFTHESE LOCAL ROADWAYS.IF YOU HAVE TO GO DOWNTOWN, WEDO HAVE SOME MORE ROUTES FORYOU.

Okeechobee Blvd. closure near CityPlace starts tonight

Traffic in downtown West Palm Beach will increase exponentially over the weekend due to the All-Aboard Florida Project. Sanika Dange and Stephanie Berzinski reports.